$5,300 High Roller Day 1 | 2025 Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series

07-31-2025 23:48 UTC+3

Nashar is Another Victim of Sabe

Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With a fresh starting stack of 100,000, Hassan Nashar quickly got it all into the middle preflop with Joseph Sabe making the call.

Hassan Nashar: A♠6♠
Joseph Sabe: A♣10♠

Nashar was dominated by Sabe, but the K♠7♣8♠ flop gave him a flush draw. The 3♥ turn meant only a spade or six on the river would save Nashar. The 3♣ dropped on the river, and Sabe had eliminated another player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Sabe	410,000 80,000	80,000
Hassan Nashar	Busted

Tags: Hassan Nashar Joseph Sabe

07-31-2025 23:38 UTC+3

Musinyan Can't Get There vs Sabe's Queens

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Gor Musinyan got all of his 60,000 or so chips into the middle from the small blind, with Joseph Sabe trying to bust him out of the big blind.

Gor Musinyan: 6♦6♠ All in
Joseph Sabe: Q♥Q♦

Sabe's Ladies held up on the K♠10♦8♦8♠5♠ runout, allowing him to absorb all of Musinyan's chips into his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Sabe	330,000 130,000	130,000
Gor Musinyan	Busted

Tags: Joseph Sabe Gor Musinyan

Level: 5

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

07-31-2025 23:29 UTC+3

Ingles Triples Up; Nashar Left With Dust

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Hassan Nashar made it 15,000 to go from under the gun before the player in the cutoff three-bet to 40,000. Pedro Ingles cold four-bet from the button to 80,000 with just 11,000 behind. Nashar jammed with the covering stack, and the cutoff player called for his stack of 130,000.

Pedro Ingles: A♠Q♠ All in
Cutoff: J♠J♦ All in
Hassan Nashar: 9♠6♦

Ingles took a commanding lead on the Q♦5♣5♠ flop by pairing his queen. The 6♣ turn gave Nashar a glimmer of hope to scoop the entire pot, but the 9♣ river was clean, and Ingles tripled up. After Nashar gave the cutoff player his chips, he was left with just a few thousand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Ingles	270,000 270,000	270,000
Hassan Nashar	8,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Hassan Nashar Pedro Ingles

07-31-2025 23:12 UTC+3

Peters' Ladies Help Him Chip Up

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Maciej Toma opened from the button to 1,700 before Tobias Peters three-bet from the big blind to 7,000. Toma stuck around with a call.

Peters continued on the A♠2♠10♠ flop with a bet of 4,000. Toma threw in the call.

The 4♣ turn checked through, and the 7♦ appeared on the river. Peters checked for the last time, and Toma carved together a bet of 9,000. Peters quickly called and was shown 6♠6♣ by Toma. Peters showed Q♠Q♥ for a higher pair and the pot was pushed his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Peters	140,000 30,000	30,000

Maciej Toma	38,000 72,000	72,000

Tags: Maciej Toma Tobias Peters

07-31-2025 23:07 UTC+3

Chernikov Hits His Flush

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On a flop of 10♥6♥2♦, Aleksandr Chernikov check-raised all in for 24,600 from middle position, after Nejat Erman had placed out a bet from the button. Erman took a few moments before making the call.

Aleksandr Chernikov: 9♥4♥ All in
Nejat Erman: A♥K♠

Erman was ahead with Big Slick against the flush draw of Chernikov. The Q♥ turn completed Chrenikov's flush, but Erman had a redraw to a higher flush. The 7♦ hit the river though, and Chernikov doubled up through Erman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nejat Erman	80,000 30,000	30,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	60,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov Nejat Erman

07-31-2025 23:02 UTC+3

Don’t Miss the Onyx Super High Roller Series Cyprus

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Big bucks and a seat in an upcoming $100,000 buy-in Triton Poker tournament are up for grabs in the inaugural Onyx Super High Roller Series Cyprus presented by the Onyx Club.

The series at Merit Royal Diamond runs from August 9-21 and features a mix of Pot-Limit Omaha and No-Limit Hold'em high-stakes tournaments, along with some juicy cash game action. PokerNews will be on-site, live reporting the six biggest events of the series, starting with the $10,400 GG Million$ from August 9-12.

There are 12 high-stakes tournaments, with buy-ins ranging from $10,400 to $102,000, all taking place inside a luxurious resort along the Mediterranean Sea.

Find Full Series Details Here

07-31-2025 22:54 UTC+3

Some Big Stacks After Break

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Hassan	335,000 235,000	235,000
Tao Yang	320,000 320,000	320,000
Peng Chen	230,000 120,000	120,000
Abdou Antoun	220,000 30,000	30,000
Florian Duta	210,000 100,000	100,000
Mustafa Ercan	207,000 97,000	97,000
Tudor Bartha Lazar	205,000 205,000	205,000
Bart Lybaert	200,000 90,000	90,000
Basel Khabbazeh	190,000 190,000	190,000
Milos Skrbic	180,000 70,000	70,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

07-31-2025 22:38 UTC+3

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 300/700, 700 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break.